cleveland.com topics: ohio-legislaturetag:topics.cleveland.com,2015:tag/ohio-legislature2015-08-02T19:31:17ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceHeartbeat bill, algal bloom measure, rape case time limits set for Ohio House committee votes this weektag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.155432612015-03-23T16:30:00Z2015-03-23T16:30:59ZAn Ohio House committee may vote Tuesday on the latest attempt by lawmakers to make the state's abortion regulations the strictest in the nation.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
An Ohio House committee may vote Tuesday on the latest attempt by lawmakers to make the state's abortion regulations the strictest in the nation.
Democrat Emily Hagan announces run for Ohio Rep. Nan Baker's seattag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/rocky-river/index.ssf/8002147.155239882015-03-20T20:57:28Z2015-03-20T22:36:13ZEmily Hagan, the niece of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan, said Friday that she will run for the Ohio House in 2016.
Mary Kilpatrick, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/mkilpatrickneomg/index.html
Emily Hagan, the niece of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan, said Friday that she will run for the Ohio House in 2016.
Mike DeWine, GOP lawmakers seek more prison time for violent criminalstag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.155219502015-03-20T16:34:00Z2015-03-20T16:35:22ZAttorney General Mike DeWine and state lawmakers on Friday urged support for legislation to increase prison time for violent criminals who commit additional felonies.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Attorney General Mike DeWine and state lawmakers on Friday urged support for legislation to increase prison time for violent criminals who commit additional felonies.
Ohio driver's licenses could soon attest U.S. citizenship, under legislative proposaltag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.154849422015-03-16T18:55:00Z2015-03-16T19:35:03ZOhioans may soon be able to request a driver's license stating they are U.S. citizens, under language added Monday to the state's transportation budget bill.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Ohioans may soon be able to request a driver's license stating they are U.S. citizens, under language added Monday to the state's transportation budget bill.
75 mph speed limit proposed for Ohio Turnpike, rural highwaystag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.154820202015-03-16T15:07:00Z2015-03-17T11:25:55ZSpeed limits along the Ohio Turnpike and rural freeways would be raised from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph under changes made Monday to the state's transportation budget bill.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Speed limits along the Ohio Turnpike and rural freeways would be raised from 70 miles per hour to 75 mph under changes made Monday to the state's transportation budget bill.
Mandatory CPR training for high schoolers, tougher hit-skip penalties among new proposals in Ohio House tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.154618962015-03-13T19:56:00Z2015-03-13T21:01:46ZOhio high schoolers attending a public or charter school would have to learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator in order to graduate, under legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives this week.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Ohio high schoolers attending a public or charter school would have to learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator in order to graduate, under legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives this week.
Powdered alcohol now legal in the U.S., company says, but Ohio may soon ban ittag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.154375182015-03-11T16:05:00Z2015-03-11T18:09:19ZA powdered alcohol maker said Wednesday it hopes to start selling the product this summer after winning final approval from federal officials.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
A powdered alcohol maker said Wednesday it hopes to start selling the product this summer after winning final approval from federal officials.
Heartbeat bill, algal blooms, gun control on agenda for Ohio House committees this weektag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/open/index.ssf/3113.153561302015-03-02T16:05:00Z2015-03-02T16:06:09ZOhio House committees are set to consider bills this week that would, among other things, enact new restrictions on abortions, fertilizer and manure spreading, and guns.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Ohio House committees are set to consider bills this week that would, among other things, enact new restrictions on abortions, fertilizer and manure spreading, and guns.
Berea schools could lose $2.2 million over next two years under governor's proposed budget tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/berea/index.ssf/8001652.152618072015-02-23T19:12:05Z2015-02-23T19:17:17ZThe Berea schools' treasurer says Gov. John Kasich's proposed biennial budget would cost $2.2 million to a district that has already made many cuts.Grant Segall, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/gsegall/index.html
The Berea schools' treasurer says Gov. John Kasich's proposed biennial budget would cost $2.2 million to a district that has already made many cuts.
Reader Agenda 2015: Plain Dealer should provide more state legislative coverage: Letter to the Editortag:blog.cleveland.com,2015:/letters/2434.150810992015-02-07T10:12:20Z2015-02-07T10:13:03ZLet's have a deeper focus on state legislative work, both the bills themselves and also on how lawmakers behave, writes Nancy Martt as part of Reader Agenda 2015.Other Voiceshttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/clevepdother/index.html
Let's have a deeper focus on state legislative work, both the bills themselves and also on how lawmakers behave, writes Nancy Martt as part of Reader Agenda 2015.
Reader Agenda 2015: Expose the Ohio legislature's disdain for Northeast Ohio: Letter to the Editortag:blog.cleveland.com,2015:/letters/2434.150627482015-02-07T09:30:00Z2015-02-07T09:30:44ZBecause special interests call the shots in Columbus, Northeast Ohio's interests get left in the cold -- harm that must be exposed, writes Lorry Wagner as part of Reader Agenda 2015.Other Voiceshttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/clevepdother/index.html
Because special interests call the shots in Columbus, Northeast Ohio's interests get left in the cold -- harm that must be exposed, writes Lorry Wagner as part of Reader Agenda 2015.
More money needed to monitor agricultural runoff into Lake Erie: editorial tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/opinion/index.ssf/4702.151148092015-02-03T11:03:02Z2015-02-03T19:25:52ZThe state legislature and Congress have to fund scientific research that monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of strategies to prevent algal blooms in Lake Erie, the editorial board writesEditorial Boardhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/neomgeditorial/index.html
The state legislature and Congress have to fund scientific research that monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of strategies to prevent algal blooms in Lake Erie, the editorial board writes
Ohio's lengthy legislative to-do list for 2015 includes algal blooms and energy: editorialtag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/opinion/index.ssf/4702.148259432014-12-27T09:59:24Z2014-12-27T10:08:13ZBesides a balanced two-year budget, the incoming 131st General Assembly faces a long to-do list in Ohio, including overdue measures to fight toxic algal blooms, and the end of an ill-considered alternative-energy freeze, the editorial board writes.Editorial Boardhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/neomgeditorial/index.html
Besides a balanced two-year budget, the incoming 131st General Assembly faces a long to-do list in Ohio, including overdue measures to fight toxic algal blooms, and the end of an ill-considered alternative-energy freeze, the editorial board writes.
High school students now must take a world history class to graduate, new law saystag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.148093602014-12-23T13:01:44Z2014-12-23T18:41:03ZHigh schools in Ohio will have to offer a world history class for students to graduate, a new law passed by the state legislature requires.Patrick O'Donnell, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/paodonne/index.html
High schools in Ohio will have to offer a world history class for students to graduate, a new law passed by the state legislature requires.
Ohio in race to bottom environmentally and educationally? Opinions on algal blooms & Common Coretag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/opinion/index.ssf/4702.138539832014-09-08T16:02:17Z2014-09-08T16:03:21Z COLUMBUS, Ohio — Is Ohio falling behind environmentally and educationally? That's the question Roberta Ratcliff of Lakewood posed in her letter to the editor about the algal blooms in Lake Erie and the possibility of Common Core being replaced...Amanda Harnocz, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/aharnocz/index.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Is Ohio falling behind environmentally and educationally? That's the question Roberta Ratcliff of Lakewood posed in her letter to the editor about the algal blooms in Lake Erie and the possibility of Common Core being replaced...
'Enhanced' driver's license bill speeds through Ohio House committeetag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/open/index.ssf/3113.129744902014-05-20T19:02:55Z2014-05-20T20:12:13ZFollowing the 10-1 vote, the bill's sponsor said he hopes to see a full House vote on the controversial measure before the legislature departs next month for summer break.Jeremy Pelzer, Northeast Ohio Media Grouphttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/jpelzer/index.html
Following the 10-1 vote, the bill's sponsor said he hopes to see a full House vote on the controversial measure before the legislature departs next month for summer break.
Law banning 'e-cigarette' sales to children makes sense: Ohio Rep. Stephanie Kunzetag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.123843422014-03-09T16:30:00Z2014-03-09T16:31:21ZOhio Rep. Stephanie Kunze, a Republican from Hilliard, writes in a guest column that legislation banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 is a "common-sense step to keep these products out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them."Guest Columnist/cleveland.comhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/neomgguest/index.html
Ohio Rep. Stephanie Kunze, a Republican from Hilliard, writes in a guest column that legislation banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 is a "common-sense step to keep these products out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them."
Law banning 'e-cigarette' sales to children is a "Trojan Horse:" Shelly Kiser, American Lung Associaton of Ohiotag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.123908102014-03-09T16:30:00Z2014-03-09T16:33:19ZShelly Kiser, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association of Oho, writes in a guest column that a new Ohio law banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to children could lead to public policies that a"ctually encourage youth to use these products."Guest Columnist/cleveland.comhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/neomgguest/index.html
Shelly Kiser, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association of Oho, writes in a guest column that a new Ohio law banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to children could lead to public policies that a"ctually encourage youth to use these products."
Education should be priority in calculating additional "calamity days" for schools: Ohio Sen. Peggy Lehnertag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.123173232014-03-02T17:00:00Z2014-03-02T17:22:29ZOhio Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Republican from Kettering, writes in a guest column that "at some point, providing too many calamity days cheats children."Guest Columnist/cleveland.comhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/neomgguest/index.html
Ohio Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Republican from Kettering, writes in a guest column that "at some point, providing too many calamity days cheats children."
Bill to ban traffic cameras across Ohio set for hearing in Senate committeetag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.122021012014-02-16T11:45:37Z2014-02-17T12:10:42ZThe push for a statewide ban on traffic cameras gets a third Senate committee hearing next week.
Alison Grant, The Plain Dealerhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/agrant/index.html
The push for a statewide ban on traffic cameras gets a third Senate committee hearing next week.